Hannah Schwarz
Staff Reporter
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YCC, grad students release mental health reports

In an effort to spark a conversation between students and administrators about mental health at Yale, the Yale College Council released a 41-page report this weekend.

Brain recognizes sugar, artificial sweeteners

Not only can the brain can distinguish artificial sweeteners from sugar, but the body over time will display a strong preference for the latter, researchers from the Yale School of Medicine and John B. Pierce Laboratory have found.

With controversial report card, debate over Yale’s global health efforts

Yale is used to scoring high on rankings, but the University’s place on a global health impact report card fell far below expectations.

Conn. may ban indoor tanning for minors

The proposed bill would prevent all indoor tanning salons in the state from serving people under 18 years of age, unless they have the written consent of a physician.

Education reformers convene in New Haven

Last Thursday and Friday, New Haven’s Omni Hotel and Shubert Theater became home to hundreds of education reformers from around the country.

YCC | Eli Rivkin ’15, events director

As the uncontested candidate for YCC events director, Eli Rivkin ’15 hopes to showcase all of Yale’s talents.

With ‘Vibrator,’ an exploration of intimacy

This Wednesday night, the Dramat will premiere its spring semester mainstage production, “In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play).”

GSA exploring new transportation lines

The Graduate Student Assembly is considering offering students new transit options for the Westville, Edgewood and Dwight neighborhoods amidst concerns that Yale’s campus is inaccessible for some of its off-campus graduate students.

Hunger programs feel sequester pinch

Connecticut will face substantial cuts to both elderly nutrition programs and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

Eating times affect circadian rhythm, study finds

Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have found that when and what you eat affects the synchronization of the body’s biological clocks.

Common chemical linked to osteoarthritis, study shows

A recent study from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies has found that high levels of exposure to a chemical found in everyday products are linked to osteoarthritis.